Louis Meintjes 8th in the Tour de France 2017

The second Grand Tour of the season, Tour de France, concluded today with the UAE Team Emirates’Louis Meintjes in eight place in the overall General Classification and second in the Youth Classification.
The Tour was won by Englishman Chris Froome (Team Sky) who claimed the overall lead after a 103 km from Montgeron to Paris (photo Bettini) making it his fourth Tour triumph.

The final stage was won by Dylan Groenewegen (Lotto NL-Jumbo) – his first ever stage win at the Tour.

UAE Team Emirates’ debut at the 104th Tour de France had a number of memorable moments, including Ulissi’s and Atapuma’s podium finishes in stage 15 and 18 respectively, Laengen’s performance during stage six where he won most aggressive rider award and Atapuma winning the same award following his performance in stage 18.

Commenting on the end of Le Tour, South African rider Meintjes said: “I think it was a good Tour, we came here with the goal of a solid performance in the GC and we tried our best. I don’t think eight place is a bad result, however you always want to improve. It was a good few weeks with lots of great memories. Now we will have a week of rest in order to recover and refocus for the remainder of the season“.

Stage 21 results
1 Dylan Groenewegen (Lotto NL-Jumbo) 2h25’39”
2 André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) s.t.
3 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) s.t.
17 Ben Swift (UAE Team Emirates) s.t.

Overall general classification results for Tour de France 2017
1 Chris Froome (Team Sky) 86h20’55”
2 Rigoberto Uran (Cannondale-Drapac) 54″
3 Romain Bardet (Ag2R La Mondiale) 2’20”
8 Louis Meintjes (UAE Team Emirates) 8’20”